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Prosecuting, David Sapiecha said French had touched the woman while she slept.

Defending, Harry Ahuja said French had been assessed as a low risk of sexual offending.

“When the case was reported by the press he was kicked out of his current flat and was essentially homeless for five or six months,” he said. French had since met a girlfriend and he has moved into her home, Mr Ahuja said.

“She has been supporting him emotionally throughout this whole process.”

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Sentencing French to a four month curfew between 9pm and 5am and ordering him to pay £500 costs, Judge Ticehurst said: “This was a moment of madness in which you allowed yourself to be tempted and caused huge concern and distress to the complainant.

“I hope that you are ashamed of yourself – you have certainly bought a lot of trouble for yourself. But I agree with the assessment that you do not pose a risk of re-offending, and you were a man previously of good character.